The third Atlanta Musical Theatre Festival wraps + the new Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center sees its first dates. Show titles to check out: “Dot” (closing at True Colors); the independent “Black Bird” and “On the Third Day”; and the Essential New Play Fest.

Theatrical Outfit’s 2018/19 season features two plays by Decatur-born, San Francisco-based playwright Lauren Gunderson, a return to the days of champion boxer Jack Johnson, a sit-down with famed chef James Beard, the Unexpected Play Festival and a Joe Gransden Jazz Series.